@@Maximumtrack Considering our personal bests are within 0.2seconds of one another at Blackhawk and you actually know how to launch a start, there's a pretty damn good chance I'm going to be chasing you a bunch this weekend. Just drag me down into the 18s and I don't care where I finish! See you then.
Nice video. I cringe every time I see someone running over that center track slick spot in T6. Your tight line looked great! T1&2 - slowest point is right at the T1 apex. I was right at 69mph. You are correct about being too late in T1. If you tip in several feet sooner there you can open that corner up at lot more. That will help you get closer to the curbing at the apex also. Nice riding!
@@jakejansen196 thanks for the feedback Jake. This week is the first time I'm hearing about the slick patch! I fugured it was just a spot where people like myself continued to add too much lean to combat push and ended up sliding the rear. I guess I'll keep that in mind for next time. I'll go back and watch my T1 entry and work on figuring out a reference tip in point. Figure out how to keep that roll speed up. Congrats on another beastly weekend at Blackhawk last weekend!
Man I feel like you had pace on both of those guys in front of you - it sucks the other guy you chase disappeared right at the beginning. I'll admit I'm a leg dangler too LOL. Pitt race looks so much fun! I think you've got way more then a 2:01 ready to go. Wish I could go out on a trackday at pitt it looks like so much fun especially turn 14.
I had pace in sections on them, but not enough to actually pass them. It's one thing to catch somebody, it's a completely different thing to pass them. I'm still very green on making passes and learning to get comfortable picking my spots. I made some bike changes to the last round at Blackhawk that would have helped me quite a bit at Pitt to get towards that 2 minute mark. If you're a leg dangler I'm getting more motivation to keep up with you! It freaks me out when I'm not expecting it lol. I can't emphasize how cool Pittsburgh is as a track. If you ever get the opportunity to run it, give it a shot. Both ASRA and WERA run there.
@@matttriestodothings You had a great race year! I can't wait to have a full one next year as well :D And maybe we can end up at the same track at some point
@@DylonND 2025 is going to be a fun one! Maybe i'll figure out logistics to get down towards your part of the country sometime. Barber, little Tally, Jennings... we shall see. Little Tally actually interests me because it's so left-hand turn dominant compared to everywhere else.
Hello, me again. Sorry to not keep the subject on the video but I just don’t have another social to reach out with. I talked to my friend with the 86 Interceptor and he said he got ahold of you through Insta I believe. Anyway I head about the accident and I’m glad to hear your friend with the interceptor you fixed during your Orwell series is alive and I hope he will make a full recovery. I would love to see another vid on the bike if you are going to be fixing the damage to it. A quick question though if you don’t mind. What valve stems did you use when you built yours? I bought a set of 90 degree low profiles and they leak pretty bad. They have nuts instead of bolts but I’ve seen ones that you press in. Any recommendations are welcome.
Yep, I've spoken with him a few times. It sounds like you guys have been mighty busy! There won't be much to fix on that bike besides a broken mirror and replaced front master cylinder. It'll just live the rest of its life with some war wounds and blemishes. Regarding the valve stems, the only ones that I could get to actually work were these which I ordered in 2022. None of the big brand name ones fit right, but someone on VFRWorld recommended these. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CWY6SM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The ones I ordered are no longer available; however, these look extremely similar. www.amazon.com/valve-Degree-Motorcycle-angled-valves/dp/B09CZ1W7KM
@@matttriestodothings Thank you. I may try to tighten up my existing ones but I will definitely order those as backups. Yes we have been busy. The 86 should be mostly reassembled next weekend and mine is close. I need to check the valve gaps again because I believe I may have gapped them in the wrong order. The Clymer manual I was using back in February had the wrong instructions. The Honda shop manual has the correct procedure. I will let you know if that fixes the ticking noise since you may have the same cause.
@@vipershockvipershock3387 I don't think it'll matter what order you gap them in. The manual just has the procedure that minimizes the amount of times you need to rotate the engine by giving you specific points to allow checking multiples at a time. I would definitely use two different feeler gauges though because those rockers have a little bit of rotation or tilt, so leaving a feeler under the opposite side (not tight, just so it doesn't rock) will help you get a more accurate reading. That being said, I'm not going to try to talk you out of using the correct manual procedure. Honda engineers are a lot smarter than me, so listen to them.
@@matttriestodothings I used two feeler gauges when I did it the first time. When I think I went wrong was I gapped both sides of the rear bank at the same TDC R. I can’t remember but I noticed when doing my friends 86 that if that is done, there is some slop in the rockers when you start rotating it. The sound only comes from the rear bank so I figured I would just check before I mushroom a valve stem.
Great analysis Matt. Even though I won’t be at PIR, most of what you showed can be applied anywhere.
Never say never to Pitt :-P
Great ride.
Love your videos, 🎉
Thanks man. Looking forward to sharing the track with you at the farm in a couple days!
@matttriestodothings I just want to end up in 1 of your videos, lol.
That's the only reason I'm racing, hahaha. See you Friday.
@@Maximumtrack Considering our personal bests are within 0.2seconds of one another at Blackhawk and you actually know how to launch a start, there's a pretty damn good chance I'm going to be chasing you a bunch this weekend. Just drag me down into the 18s and I don't care where I finish! See you then.
Nice video. I cringe every time I see someone running over that center track slick spot in T6. Your tight line looked great! T1&2 - slowest point is right at the T1 apex. I was right at 69mph. You are correct about being too late in T1. If you tip in several feet sooner there you can open that corner up at lot more. That will help you get closer to the curbing at the apex also.
Nice riding!
@@jakejansen196 thanks for the feedback Jake. This week is the first time I'm hearing about the slick patch! I fugured it was just a spot where people like myself continued to add too much lean to combat push and ended up sliding the rear. I guess I'll keep that in mind for next time.
I'll go back and watch my T1 entry and work on figuring out a reference tip in point. Figure out how to keep that roll speed up.
Congrats on another beastly weekend at Blackhawk last weekend!
Man I feel like you had pace on both of those guys in front of you - it sucks the other guy you chase disappeared right at the beginning. I'll admit I'm a leg dangler too LOL. Pitt race looks so much fun! I think you've got way more then a 2:01 ready to go. Wish I could go out on a trackday at pitt it looks like so much fun especially turn 14.
I had pace in sections on them, but not enough to actually pass them. It's one thing to catch somebody, it's a completely different thing to pass them. I'm still very green on making passes and learning to get comfortable picking my spots. I made some bike changes to the last round at Blackhawk that would have helped me quite a bit at Pitt to get towards that 2 minute mark.
If you're a leg dangler I'm getting more motivation to keep up with you! It freaks me out when I'm not expecting it lol.
I can't emphasize how cool Pittsburgh is as a track. If you ever get the opportunity to run it, give it a shot. Both ASRA and WERA run there.
@@matttriestodothings You had a great race year! I can't wait to have a full one next year as well :D And maybe we can end up at the same track at some point
@@DylonND 2025 is going to be a fun one! Maybe i'll figure out logistics to get down towards your part of the country sometime. Barber, little Tally, Jennings... we shall see. Little Tally actually interests me because it's so left-hand turn dominant compared to everywhere else.
Hello, me again. Sorry to not keep the subject on the video but I just don’t have another social to reach out with. I talked to my friend with the 86 Interceptor and he said he got ahold of you through Insta I believe. Anyway I head about the accident and I’m glad to hear your friend with the interceptor you fixed during your Orwell series is alive and I hope he will make a full recovery. I would love to see another vid on the bike if you are going to be fixing the damage to it. A quick question though if you don’t mind. What valve stems did you use when you built yours? I bought a set of 90 degree low profiles and they leak pretty bad. They have nuts instead of bolts but I’ve seen ones that you press in. Any recommendations are welcome.
Yep, I've spoken with him a few times. It sounds like you guys have been mighty busy! There won't be much to fix on that bike besides a broken mirror and replaced front master cylinder. It'll just live the rest of its life with some war wounds and blemishes.
Regarding the valve stems, the only ones that I could get to actually work were these which I ordered in 2022. None of the big brand name ones fit right, but someone on VFRWorld recommended these. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CWY6SM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The ones I ordered are no longer available; however, these look extremely similar.
www.amazon.com/valve-Degree-Motorcycle-angled-valves/dp/B09CZ1W7KM
@@matttriestodothings Thank you. I may try to tighten up my existing ones but I will definitely order those as backups. Yes we have been busy. The 86 should be mostly reassembled next weekend and mine is close. I need to check the valve gaps again because I believe I may have gapped them in the wrong order. The Clymer manual I was using back in February had the wrong instructions. The Honda shop manual has the correct procedure. I will let you know if that fixes the ticking noise since you may have the same cause.
@@vipershockvipershock3387 I don't think it'll matter what order you gap them in. The manual just has the procedure that minimizes the amount of times you need to rotate the engine by giving you specific points to allow checking multiples at a time. I would definitely use two different feeler gauges though because those rockers have a little bit of rotation or tilt, so leaving a feeler under the opposite side (not tight, just so it doesn't rock) will help you get a more accurate reading.
That being said, I'm not going to try to talk you out of using the correct manual procedure. Honda engineers are a lot smarter than me, so listen to them.
@@matttriestodothings I used two feeler gauges when I did it the first time. When I think I went wrong was I gapped both sides of the rear bank at the same TDC R. I can’t remember but I noticed when doing my friends 86 that if that is done, there is some slop in the rockers when you start rotating it. The sound only comes from the rear bank so I figured I would just check before I mushroom a valve stem.